Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)Well with the #Antwerp & #AldenBiesen meetings this week, it's been a pretty depressing picture coming out of 🇪🇺.
But activists are fighting back on all sorts of issues; we are going to comment on / re-post various items for some cheer and to share some opportunities to take action and get involved.
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Today's 🇪🇺 leaders retreat in #AldenBiesen will discuss proposals from hard-right prime ministers #Merz & #Meloni for accelerating #deregulation:
* ending "over-regulation"
* Omnibus law to speed up permitting
* getting an "emergency brake" on new 🇪🇺 legislation considered "too burdensome"
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Commission President von der Leyen & EU government leaders meet today for a 'competitiveness' retreat in #AldenBiesen 🇧🇪
VDL, since her reappointment in 2024, has unleashed an aggressive #deregulation agenda
Worryingly, she is now getting absolute backing from #Merz, #Meloni, #DeWever & others
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Yesterday von der Leyen met with corporate leaders at the #Antwerp Summit, listening to industry lobby demands for further #deregulation
She promised she would use today's 🇪🇺 summit in #AldenBiesen to "discuss with leaders how to match the pace you need. It is time to further accelerate" 🚨
Corporate Europe ObservatoryToday Commission President von der Leyen returns to #Antwerp to cosy-up to the chemicals & wider industry.
Tomorrow 🇪🇺 leaders meet in #AldenBiesen to discuss further rolling-back of social & environmental rules.
When will EU stand up to big polluters?
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Today Commission President von der Leyen returns to #Antwerp to cosy-up to the chemicals & wider industry.
Tomorrow 🇪🇺 leaders meet in #AldenBiesen to discuss further rolling-back of social & environmental rules.
When will EU stand up to big polluters?
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